Community Briefs: June 21

From staff reports

Published: Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, June 20, 2014 at 5:27 p.m.

'4 Amigas' to provide dental care, education

Florence Allbaugh, Linda Myers-Reed, Ruby Midkiff and Sandra Bailiff will travel to Texcoco, Mexico, Saturday through Monday as part of the International Rotary Club. The women, known as the 4 Amigas, will provide dental service and education to several hundred orphans and families in the area.

To learn more about the 4 Amigas and the volunteers for this project, visit Texcocrotary.com. Any and all donations are welcomed. Donation information is on the website.

Vagabonds to visit the library

Flat Rock YouTheatre Summer Vagabonds will hold a summer special program for all ages at the various branches of the Henderson County Public Library. The Vagabonds will be at the main library at 2 p.m. Monday, the Etowah branch at 2 p.m. Tuesday, the Mills River branch at 2 p.m. Wednesday, the Edneyville branch at 11 a.m. Thursday and the Fletcher branch at 11 a.m. Friday. For more information, call the main library at 697-4725.

Events

Apple Country Woodcrafters will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Carleton M. Herman Educational Center, 5628 Howard Gap Road, East Flat Rock. The meeting will feature David Crandall. Social session at 6 p.m. Info: www.applecountrywoodcrafters.org.

The Camera Club of Hendersonville will meet 6:30–9 p.m. Tuesday in the Chamber of Commerce building. The meeting will be the annual “Print Competition.” Members are encouraged to bring one or two prints. Info: www.cameraclubofhendersonville.com.

Moose Café will hold “Bike Night at the Moose Café” from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at its restaurant at 59 Highland Square Drive, Hendersonville. This event will help support Project We CARE (Community Advocates Reaching the Elderly) by donating 20 percent of the proceeds to support their efforts. Info: www.projectwecarehenderson.com.

A “Running the Iditarod Trail Invitational” presentation will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at REI, 31 Schenck Parkway, Asheville. Registration required. Register at www.rei.com/event/57623/session/92002.

The Transylvania County Library will host the slideshow “A Long Way from Home and A Long Way to Go: Lessons Learned Alpine Climbing” with presenter Derek DeBruin 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Rogow Room of the library, 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard. Info: 884-3151.

<p><b>'4 Amigas' to provide dental care, education</b></p><p>Florence Allbaugh, Linda Myers-Reed, Ruby Midkiff and Sandra Bailiff will travel to Texcoco, Mexico, Saturday through Monday as part of the International Rotary Club. The women, known as the 4 Amigas, will provide dental service and education to several hundred orphans and families in the area. </p><p>To learn more about the 4 Amigas and the volunteers for this project, visit Texcocrotary.com. Any and all donations are welcomed. Donation information is on the website.</p><p><b>Vagabonds to visit the library</b></p><p>Flat Rock YouTheatre Summer Vagabonds will hold a summer special program for all ages at the various branches of the Henderson County Public Library. The Vagabonds will be at the main library at 2 p.m. Monday, the Etowah branch at 2 p.m. Tuesday, the Mills River branch at 2 p.m. Wednesday, the Edneyville branch at 11 a.m. Thursday and the Fletcher branch at 11 a.m. Friday. For more information, call the main library at 697-4725.</p><p><b>Events </b></p><p>Apple Country Woodcrafters will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Carleton M. Herman Educational Center, 5628 Howard Gap Road, East Flat Rock. The meeting will feature David Crandall. Social session at 6 p.m. Info: www.applecountrywoodcrafters.org.</p><p>The Camera Club of Hendersonville will meet 6:30–9 p.m. Tuesday in the Chamber of Commerce building. The meeting will be the annual “Print Competition.” Members are encouraged to bring one or two prints. Info: www.cameraclubofhendersonville.com. </p><p>Moose Café will hold “Bike Night at the Moose Café” from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at its restaurant at 59 Highland Square Drive, Hendersonville. This event will help support Project We CARE (Community Advocates Reaching the Elderly) by donating 20 percent of the proceeds to support their efforts. Info: www.projectwecarehenderson.com.</p><p>A “Running the Iditarod Trail Invitational” presentation will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at REI, 31 Schenck Parkway, Asheville. Registration required. Register at www.rei.com/event/57623/session/92002.</p><p>The Transylvania County Library will host the slideshow “A Long Way from Home and A Long Way to Go: Lessons Learned Alpine Climbing” with presenter Derek DeBruin 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Rogow Room of the library, 212 S. Gaston St., Brevard. Info: 884-3151.</p>